Tennessee · Private foundation
Ned R McWherter Charitable Foundation Inc
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $291k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 38
- Grants FY2025
- 37
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 41%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $90,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 37
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.9M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 41% of the organizations Ned R McWherter Charitable Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 57% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 43% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $159k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 36 | $291k | 31% |
| FY2024 | 37 | $279k | 41% |
| FY2023 | 25 | $203k | 40% |
| FY2022 | 22 | $237k | 27% |
| FY2021 | 21 | $155k | 29% |
| FY2020 | 19 | $169k | 58% |
| FY2019 | 11 | $96k | 55% |
| FY2018 | 13 | $55k | 38% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc | $70,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sultana Historical Preservation Society Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Open Eyes Inc | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation | $45,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Star Center Inc | $42,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Regional Inter-Faith Association Inc | $20,500 | 6 | n/a |
| Andrew Jackson Foundation Fka Ladies' Hermitage Association | $20,500 | 9 | 0% |
| Belmont University | $17,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Tennessee State Museum Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hands Up Preschool Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
Show all 22 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc | $70,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sultana Historical Preservation Society Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Open Eyes Inc | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation | $45,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Star Center Inc | $42,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Regional Inter-Faith Association Inc | $20,500 | 6 | n/a |
| Andrew Jackson Foundation Fka Ladies' Hermitage Association | $20,500 | 9 | 0% |
| Belmont University | $17,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Tennessee State Museum Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hands Up Preschool Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Tennessee FFA Foundation | $9,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Lane College | $7,750 | 6 | 0% |
| Folds of Honor Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Global Citizen Adventure Corps | $7,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Dresden Quarterback Club Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Discovery Park of America Inc | $3,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Crime Stoppers of Jackson-Madison County Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 5% |
| The Volunteer State Horsemen's Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| West Tennessee Veterans Coalition | $2,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Room in the Inn Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nashville Symphony Association | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Project Transformation DC | $500 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 57 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.2M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Ned R McWherter Charitable Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Regions Foundation · Dollar General Literacy Foundation · The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Ned R McWherter Charitable Foundation Inc
- How much does Ned R McWherter Charitable Foundation Inc give?
- Ned R McWherter Charitable Foundation Inc reported 38 grants totaling $291,211 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 37 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Ned R McWherter Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (18%), Science & Tech (14%), Philanthropy (12%).
- Who are Ned R McWherter Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc ($70k), Sultana Historical Preservation Society Inc ($50k), Open Eyes Inc ($50k).
- Does Ned R McWherter Charitable Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 41% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Ned R McWherter Charitable Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Ned R McWherter Charitable Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Regions Foundation, Dollar General Literacy Foundation, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc.
- Where is Ned R McWherter Charitable Foundation Inc based?
- Ned R McWherter Charitable Foundation Inc is based in TN.
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